# New Ticket Created by jerry gay # Please include the string: [perl #38897] # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue. # <URL: https://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=38897 >
if slash replacement mode is active (as set in config/gen/makefiles.pm) during makefile creation, and a line ends in a slash, this will be replaced by a backslash on windows. oops! backslash is the makefile line continuation character, and will therefore corrupt the generated makefile. lib/parrot/configure/step's genfile should die with a sane error message if this case occurs. this task requires general makefile knowledge, and general perl knowledge, and should be low-hanging fruit for lurkers (or others) who want to contribute. ~jerry
